Exodus 22:1:2Exod.22.1.W2TABWLC Exodus 21:37
יִגְנֹֽב־אִישׁ֙
yignoveesh
“a man steals”
- Transliteration
- yig-nov-EESH
- Extended
- yig-nohv-EESH
- IPA
- /jiɣ.nov.ˈʔiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man steals
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yig-nov-EESH
- phraseyour reading level
KEE yig-nov-EESH
- clause
KEE yig-nov-EESH SHOR oh-SEH oo-teh-va-KHO OH meh-kha-RO
- sentence
KEE yig-nov-EESH SHOR oh-SEH oo-teh-va-KHO OH meh-kha-RO kha-mi-SHA ba-KAR yeh-sha-LEM TA-khat ha-SHOR veh-ar-bah-TSOHN TA-khat ha-SEH
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yîḡnōḇ {יִגְנֹב | yîḡnōḇ} predicates theft by ʾîš {אִישׁ | ʾîš}.
Root and etymology
Rootg-n-v
“to steal; a thief”
In context — Exodus 22:1
If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five head of cattle instead of the ox and four sheep instead of the sheep.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:1, so the Hebrew word יִגְנֹֽב־אִישׁ֙ (yignoveesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.22.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.1.W2.S1) and character.